Inky Paws - Week 2!

I have 2 blog posts today ~

To see my 3M post, click here! 

 Hi friends!

It's the 2nd week of the Inky Paws Challenge #250

@ Newton's Nook Designs.

                     We hope you have loved the inspiration photo

to create a project with your favorite NND stamps and products!

Here is my card for this week!

I used:  Newton's Peeps clear stamp set

Newton's Peeps die set

Card Layout 4 die

Springtime 6 x 6 paper pad

Happy Easter 6 x 6 paper pad

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Color Me Happy + 3M = A Bit Of Spring

Hi friends!

Today's card is pulling a 'double decker duty" today!

For my monthly series of using ONE stamp, 12 different coloring

mediums called 

 Color Me Happy!

 I am using the same stamp, different mediums.

The stamp I chose for this fun series is Gina K Designs

A Bit Of Spring.

ANNNNNNNNNNNNND

the same one that is this month's 3M - 3 Musketeers - stamp.

Barb is the sender this month of our mystery image

and since I own this stamp, and had it done for March,

I'm adding it for both :)

But that will be our secret *shhhhhhh*

For my card, the markers/medium I used this month are Olo markers.

I'm fairly new to Olos and only have 2 full sets but they are SO NICE!

I also used a metallic shiny background from Lawn Fawn

designer paper and added Altenew gold cardstock to match.

I also added a honeycomb border die cut from Sizzix

just to add a little drama 

(and the gold inserts were what inspired the motivational cards

on the previous blog post!)

Finished off with some gold gems and a sentiment strip -

I am really happy with how this turned out!

You can see Barb's card here and

Jeanette's card here, either today or when posted!

Be sure to stop by next month to see what medium 

I use for April! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Turning water into wine!

 

Well, not exactly :)

But I did turn tiny scraps of paper and cardstock 

into motivational cards!

CLICK HERE 🠓 to see it in action!

With just a few dies, leftover paper and cardstock cuts,

I created these fun inspirational cards.

With thoughts of my running friends,

I picked sentiments that were Go Get It themed!

And all this started from a small gold hexagon!

I had them leftover from a card when I used the 

outer honeycomb die cut and challenged myself to use them

in a creative way.

I hope this inspires you in a small way

to be creative with even the small bits!

 Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

1 + 12 = Crafty Bliss in '26! - MARCH 3rd

 

Hi friends,

I hate March 3rd.  

It's also a very difficult day for me, the anniversary of losing my dad

and it's never easy, no matter the time.

The journey called grief is often an arduous one

and I look forward to the day THIS DATE stops knocking the wind out of me.

Miss you immensely, dad :(

March 3 is also the date of the  March edition of the 

1 + 12 = Crafty Bliss in '26.

As you may have read from this post, I had a crazy card 

this month for my personal card challenge:  One Plus Twelve.

You can see here what it's all about!

This year, my 1 + 12 stamp is a Pinkfresh Studio set called 

Never Give Up

appropriate for me and the goals I have set for 2026.

I can't say I like this card this month ~

I started out planning one design and ended up doing another

and then it just turned all kinds of ways!

Kinda like life, I suppose :)

But here it is, nonetheless .............

My friends Jeanette and Barb are also doing this challenge 

again this year and may have cards today or another day.

I'm sure they will have wonderful cards!

Thanks for stopping by :)
~Kelly

Think SPRING!

 

Hi friends!

Happy March!

It's a new month and that means a new challenge

at the Newton's Nook Designs   for

Inky Paws Challenge #250! 

First things first, 

here is the photo challenge for the month of March:

Adorbs, right?  So many ways to create with this CUUUUUUTE inspo!

And March has 5 weeks that you can play along

and use the challenge photo as your inspiration.

It could be the colors, the bunnies, flowers,  spring  or some/all of them!

I'm playing with the new products this week,

including the Card Layout 6 Die.

It makes it so easy to die cut paper & cardstock

and it takes the guesswork out of a card design 

- all you have to chose is paper choices and  order.

The possibiities are endless :)

Using the new Happy Easter paper pad,

I created two different layouts with a little mix and match.

I added the new Easter Postage Sampler stamps and dies

to the front along with a fun Easter Greeting.

Be sure to link up your card (see link above!) using your

favorite NND products, we'd love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

HOPPY Easter!

Hi friends!

It's the final week of the Newton's Nook Designs 

Inky Paws Challenge #249!

And today, I'm springing into spring!

Here is the sketch challenge if you'd like to play along!

Here is my card and what brand new products

 from Newton's Nook Designs I used:

               Springtime Bunnies clear stamps

                   Springtime Bunnies outline dies 

                  Happy Easter 6 x 6 paper pack

                Circle Frames die set  

 

Head on over to the Inky Paws Challenge blog to link up!

We can't wait to see what you create with your NND products

and you can see the challenge rules on how to win here :)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Love you .... more than COFFEE!

 

Hi friends!

It's Week 3 of the Inky Paws Challenge #249

from Newton's Nook Designs!

With Valentine's Day recently here,

I had love on the brain!

                                                                                 🠋

Here's my card for this week ~

Lots of love and coffee.

Always coffee :)

                                             Here's another peek at the sketch:

                                                            For my card, I used:

Love Cafe' clear stamps

Love Cafe' die set 

Basic Frames die set

Lovely Hearts 6 x 6 paper pad

 If you'd like to play along, here is the link up and

here are the challenge details 

on how to enter

 (^..^)/

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

This card AND the universe!

Wow, this card turned out WILD!

First, hi! hello! and Happy Valentine's Day!

I created this quick card for a card group on Instagram

and the theme was "Sending Sunshine!"

Honestly, I got wrapped up in training

and didn't leave enough time to make this 

so I grabbed my:

Whimsy Stamps Sunrays Stencil ✅

Heffy Doodle Big Bug Hugs stamps and dies ✅

Ranger Ink distres oxide inks ✅

and got to work!

And  later when I was doing a night time run,

I spotted this:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUuEZ88EdWM/

So incredible that the universe put me & that together

on the same day!

It's a sign, I know it  :)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

entered to:  Alphabet Challenge:  U is for Uplifting

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge:  I used 3:!  acrylic paint splatter, distress oxide ink and markers to color!

Cut it up:  Use a die 

 

The CRAFTY Spotlight - February

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a floral card featuring Doodle Flowers

from Taylored Expressions, a blast from the past!

My monthly card group The Crafty Spotlight

hosted by my dear friend, Kim,

chooses a company to 'spotlight' each month.

February = anything TE!

I chose this stamp so I could get a little coloring in!

I made 2 different cards, one 5 x 7 and one A2 standard

and mixed up the florals just a little bit.

Although the challenge is to spotlight Taylored Expressions,

I did chose a sentiment from another company

that fit the needs of the card :)

We'll be back next month with another mystery image reveal!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:  A Cut Above - use one die cut (sentiment!)

A Place to Start - AG

The Neglected Stuff - AG (from 2020!)

Pammies Inky Challenge - AG

3M: Let it snow!

 

Hey friends!

It's snowing!

Not here ...  but somewhere :)

My husband and I are talking over our retirement areas

and getting out of dodge.

 I said wooohooo, somewhere  it SNOWS!

And he  said ya movin' by yourself ...........

HA!

He's also a comedian :)

It IS, however,  snowing on my card today!

This is my 3M (3 Musketeers) card for February ~

a card group that consists of Barb, Jeanette and myself.

We take turns on a rotating basis to chose a mystery image,

send it to the others and on reveal day, post our cards with said same image.

I chose Gina K. Designs Snowflake Kisses 

and created a shaker card.

This was easy to make using Gina K Designs cardsstock

and coloring the images with Altenew markers.

Be sure to see Jeanette's card here

and Barb's card here.

And we'll be back in March with the next mystery!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Happy Nat'l PIZZA day!

 

Hi friends!

Happy National Pizza Day! 🍕

It's Week 2 at the Newton's Nook Designs 

Inky Paws Challenge #249 

and this month, it's a sketch challenge.

                          Naturally, I just HAD to use Newton Loves Pizza!

                                                Here are the products I used:

Newton Loves Pizza clear stamps 

Newton Loves Pizza metal dies

Basic Frames die set

Bright Basics 6 x 6 paper pad

Lovely Hearts 6 x 6 paper pad

Remember to link up your cards with your favorite

 Newton's Nook products

and see the details on how you can enter to win here!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

I DID A THING! :)

 

Hey friends!

No card from me today unless you want to count my bib #085!

You may have seen THIS POST about my word of the year

 and goals I set for myself.

One of those goals was to start running again, which I started

in December 2025 ahead of the "new year, new me."

It's HARD!

I'm pushing 60 and I'm out there runnin' marathons!

 I ran in another 5K this weekend, gearing up for 

*crossing my fingers and toes* 

a marathon later this year.  

This is my 2nd one of 2026 and definitely not my last!

You can see the whole short movie HERE on my Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUeidQuke1t/

So remember, stay the course.

DO THE THINGS you said you would.

Be your own cheerleader of whatever you set out to accomplish

 and hopefully we'll see you at the finish line!

See ya tomorrow!
~Kelly

1 + 12 = Crafty Bliss in '26!

 

Hey friends!

Our internet has been down but back up ~

isn't it hard to rely on a system that when it goes poof, we are so lost!

As you may have read from this post, I had a crazy card 

this month for my personal card challenge:  One Plus Twelve.

You can see here what it's all about!

This year, my 1 + 12 stamp is a Pinkfresh Studio set called 

Never Give Up

appropriate for me and the goals I have set for 2026 :)

This month, I am upcycling!  

I did say that the card was ...... weird, lol!

I know this style of cardmaking (and recycling) isn't for everyone ..

but then again, neither am I - some people prefer normal,

 bwahahaha!

           I used this insert coupon from SSS from a recent package

and the coupon has expired. 

 I thought the colors were so striking!

I've gotten mail more than once, ahem, so yes, you see double :)  

I used Whimsy Stamps arched die as a border,

vellum underneath splattered with white ink from Altenew

and Recollections cardstock in various colors.

The sentiment is from another PFS set as are the silver gemmies. 

 My friends Jeanette and Barb have joined me again this year

in this challenge and you can see their cards

on their blogs:  Jeanette here and Barb here!

As always, you can find me here on Instagram

or my YouTube channel to see more!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:  Beautiful Blossoms:  Flowers

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge:  Anything Goes

Daisy Chain:  Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times - Floral

Pinspirational Challenge: Photo Inspo